as in to walk
to go on foot
the car was in the shop so we had to leg it to work for a couple of days
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as in legitimate
permitted by law
the barbershop, which appears to be a legit operation, is actually a front for a local mobster
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Recent Examples of leg (it)
Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Jaylen Brown looks like a legit No. 1 Brown has waited his entire career for this opportunity.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The games in EuroBasket, those are legit playoff intensity games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Unknown callers without legit numbers are likely scams.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Mutual of Omaha reverse mortgage FAQs Is Mutual of Omaha legit?
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Jaylen Brown looks like a legit No. 1 Brown has waited his entire career for this opportunity.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The games in EuroBasket, those are legit playoff intensity games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Unknown callers without legit numbers are likely scams.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg (it)
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Footage that has now gone viral shows Herrera happily pumping her fists in the air and walking to the front of the stage to join the finalists, while Deane suddenly paused between names.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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These are adults with baggage, unable to walk away from their pasts.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Pauline describes the situation between Pittsburgh and Las Vegas as legitimate.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement On the high-stakes Taiwan issue, Washington should tread carefully.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bernstein analyst Laurent Yoon also remains bullish on Netflix, but expects investors to tread water until its full-year results and 2026 outlook.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The document stated that NFL personnel may participate in legal non-sports gambling on personal time (when not traveling on club or league business), including during the season.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Through the third quarter of this year, legal sports betting generated $10 billion in revenue, up about 19% from the same period a year ago, according to the American Gaming Association.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Leg (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg%20%28it%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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